| Received at Richmond Dec 16 1863 at ... o'clock,
... minutes, |
| By telegraph from Charleston 16. To
Maj. F. W. Sims |
| |
| Having no govt cotton in our yard we yesterday
dispatched a train to Wilmington for private parties we have now
fifty loaded cars at Florence which we desire to take through &
thus release them. As soon as these cars are returned to us we will
cheerfully yield {end of copy} |
| {Probably from S. S. Solomon,
Superintendent, North Eastern RR} |
| {File data on reverse} {None}
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